Hairpin



June 9, 1942. T Q 2,285,555

HAIRPIN Filed Aug. 31, 1940 Q INVENTOR 50/771 FR M/V ATTORNEY Patented June 9, 1942 Edith Fromm B arth,,New York, N.

to Marco BerQniann, NewloilnfN 'x. Application August 31,1940, Seria1 No. 35 4,965 3 Claims. (Cl. 132-52,)

s, .ii ip r ates is hairpins, A well known difliculty with present hairpins is that the pinspften become loose and worli their way out of the-hair. jWomen are often seen pushing thehairpins back into the hair' when the'y become "loose and stick out of the" hair. Hairpins have been constructed in various ways in attemptsto keep them from coming out of the'hair, offrom loosening, and such eii'orts have notbeen very successful. The usual hairpin is U-shaped having a pair of arm or prohg's' interconnected by'a curved or bent back portion. When the prongs of usual hairpins are forced into the hair, they will not clamp the hair in a manner to keep the hairpins firmly in the hair. It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a hairpin which may be applied to the hair in the manner of the usual hairpin, but having highly improved means to prevent the hairpin from falling out or becoming loose from the hair.

A further object of this invention is to provide a hairpin of the character described, having means to resiliently grip the hair, which will be easy to apply and remove without any more manipulation than is necessary with the usual hairpin, but which will nevertheless so grip the hair that it will not project from the hair or work its way out of the hair.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a simple and neat and durable hairpin of the character described, which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and which shall yet be practical and efficient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a hairpin embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

Fig, 3 is a view similar to Fig. l, but illustrating a modified construction;

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the hairpin 7 shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but illustrating the wedging of the hair between adjacent prongs of the hairpin;

Fig. 6 isa cross-sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig.5;

Fig.-7 is a top plan view, partly in cross-section, of a pin' embodying the invention, andillustratin'g a' modified-construction; and

"Fig. 8"'is a cross' s'e'ctionaljview taken" on line 8-8 ofFigQl."

Referring now in detailto the drawing, Ii!

designates a, hairpin embodying the invention.

The hairpin ll] is generally U-shaped havilIg arms H interconnected by a curved "Central or intermediate i portion" '12 I 1 Each of the l arm's 'll' comprises a pair of prongs l3 and I4, joined together at the curved portion l2. The pin l0 may be made of metal wire or any other material having some resiliency.

In Figs. 1 and 2, the pin I0 is made of two metal wires twisted together at the middle and bent to form the curved portion l2, the outer ends of the wires constituting the prongs l3 and M. The prongs l3 and M of each arm H diverge somewhat so that when the hairpin is pushed into the hair, some hair will become wedged between the prong and gripped thereby, to prevent the hairpin from accidentally loosening from the hair.

The prongs l3 and [4 may have corrugated or wavy portions 13a and I la. The prongs, moreover, may be of any other desired shape.

Instead of two wires being twisted together at their mid portions, as shown in Figs. 1 and three or more wires may be so twisted, so that each arm comprises more than two prongs.

It will now be understood that the hairpin iii has generally the shape of an ordinary hairpin, that is, U-shape, and comprises a pair of arms interconnected by a curved portion, and the hairpin may be handled and applied in the usual manner, being adapted to be embedded or pushed into the hair in a manner no different than with an ordinary hairpin.

It is the provision of a plurality of prongs in each arm joined at one end and adapted to resiliently grip the hair, which prevents the imin any other suitable manner, indicated at I211. The prongs slightly diverge.

As shown in Figs. and 6, some of the hair 20 is wedged between the prongs I8 in each arm In Figs. 7 and 8, there is shown a hairpin Illb embodying the invention, comprising a pair of hairpins 22 placed together in superimposed position and joined together at their upper curved portions by a U-shaped clip 23. The hairpin Illb thus has a pair of arms 24, each constituting a pair of prongs 25. The prongs 25 may have outwardly curved portions 26 to form a space 21 between said prongs to receive some of the hair. The prongs 25 may be somewhat divergent to permit hair to be wedged in between said prongs.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An article of manufacture comprising a pair of hairpins of the same construction, each comprising a pair of prongs and a portion interconnecting said prongs, said hairpins being superimposed one on the other in substantial registry, and in parallel planes, and means to attach the interconnecting portion of one to the interconnecting portion of the other, the prongs of one hairpin being somewhat divergent relative to the adjacent prongs of the other hairpin.

2. An article of manufacture comprising a pair of hairpins of the same construction, each comprising a pair of prongs and a portion interconnecting said prongs, said hairpins being superimposed one on the other in substantial registry, and in parallel planes, and means to attach the interconnecting portion of one to the interconnecting portion of the other, the prongs of one hairpin being somewhat divergent relative to the adjacent prongs of the other hairpin, said means comprising a U-shaped clip engaging the interconnecting portions of said hairpins.

3. As an article of manufacture, a U-shaped member comprising a pair of hairpins of the same construction, each having a pair of prongs and a portion interconnecting said prongs, said interconnecting portions contacting one another,

means to attach the contacting portions of saidhairpins to one another, said hairpins being superimposed one on the other in substantial registry, and the prongs of one hairpin being divergent from the prongs of the other hairpin.

EDITH FROMM EARTH. 

